No thanks Dad
02/01/12 • 2 Comments

It’s 40 degrees and I dont think I have ever knocked back a beer with Dad  before dinner – its normally only one on the odd occasion the parents come and visit and I will miss those ones. He didn’t actually blink an eye. It’s more the weekend binge that I seem to have sunk into since I have given up smoking over 8 months ago – I think I am substituting  more alcohol for the lack of cigarettes and I dont need encouragement  as I have always loved a drink. I am thinking of all the routine things coming up that I wont be drinking at, the dinner with friends later this week, the two week beach holiday with sisters and families, the girls weekend etc etc. I spoke to a friend tonight, who is rather stressed – and she has good reason – she commented that she couldn’t do [...]

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